Kelly, Reverend Francis E.

Reverend Francis E. Kelly

1929- 2020

Reverend Francis E. Kelly, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Teresa of Avila Parish, Norristown died on Friday, September 25, 2020.

Father Kelly was born on January 14, 1929, in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He is the son of the late Edward J. Kelly and late Elizabeth Whalen. Father Kelly attended Saint Patrick Parochial School, Norristown, and LaSalle College High School, Philadelphia, before entering Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary.

Father Kelly was ordained on May 19, 1955, at Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia by Most Reverend John F. O’Hara, C.S.C. Father Kelly served as Parochial Vicar, Saint Mary Parish, Beaver Meadows; Saint Joseph Parish, Downingtown; Saint Joseph Parish, Aston; Saint Anselm Parish, Philadelphia; Saint Anastasia Parish, Newtown Square; Holy Innocents Parish, Philadelphia; Saint Pius X Parish, Broomall; Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Norristown. He
served as Pastor at Saint Mary Parish, Schwenksville; Saint Teresa of Avila Parish Norristown. In 1998 he was appointed Pastor Emeritus at Saint Teresa of Avila Parish, Norristown. He also served as Senior Priest, Saint Aloysius Parish, Pottstown.

The Reception of the Body will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at 9:30 AM, followed by a viewing, at Saint Teresa of Avila Church, Norristown. Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez, D.D. will celebrate a Funeral Mass for Father Kelly, at Saint Teresa of Avila Church, Norristown, on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at 11:00 AM. Reverend Monsignor Stephen McHenry will be the homilist.

Father Kelly has no surviving family members. Internment will be at Saint Patrick Cemetery.